Chromatic Scale (Right Hand)
Every key, white and black, from C to C and back. The ultimate dexterity drill.
- Level:
- 5 of 6
- Hands:
- Right hand
- Key:
- Chromatic
- Notes:
- 25
- Range:
- C4 to C5
- One run:
- about 10 seconds at 80 bpm
The notes, in order
25 notes, one at a time.
- C4
- C#4
- D4
- D#4
- E4
- F4
- F#4
- G4
- G#4
- A4
- A#4
- B4
- C5
- B4
- A#4
- A4
- G#4
- G4
- F#4
- F4
- E4
- D#4
- D4
- C#4
- C4
How to practise it
- Standard fingering: finger 3 on every black key, 1 and 2 on the whites
- Keep a steady tempo, every note exactly the same length
- This trains every finger crossing pattern there is
How to play it here
Play along on the keys with your mouse, your computer keyboard, a touch screen, or a MIDI keyboard you have plugged in. Every key can show its own name, and the metronome will hold the tempo while you work through the 25 notes.
What it trains
- chromatic
- black keys
- speed
More dexterity drills
Finger independence and evenness. Dull on purpose, and the fastest way to a cleaner hand.
- Sixths (Right Hand) (level 5)
- Chromatic Scale (Left Hand) (level 5)
- Fingers 4 and 5 (Right Hand) (level 5)
- Octave Jumps (Right Hand) (level 5)
- Chromatic Neighbors (Right Hand) (level 5)
- Hanon Exercise No. 1 (Right Hand) (level 4)